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Re: [Phys-l] Collision of irregular bodies



R. McDermott wrote:
In the absence of tangential effects (friction or an equivilent) wouldn't
any forces have to act perpendicularly to the surfaces at the point of
contact?

That sounds like a tautology: In the absence of tangential forces,
what remains is the normal force. By definition, n'est-ce pas?